Premier: It's Operational (CHIDA Remix) - This Soft Machine

Hot on the heels of its recent release, Eskimo Recordings are to release a new single taken from their Yellow Collection compilation later this week. Returning to Eskimo after his double-sided release last year, On & On / This Place Was Meant For Me, It's Operational is the latest track from This Soft Machine.

This Soft Machine is the moniker for musician Tim Sullivan and, in keeping with the general atmosphere of The Yellow Collection, It's Operational is a deep psych Balearic number. This remix is one of two that feature on the single, out on Friday. Sullivan met CHIDA after moving to Tokyo in 2009, describing him as "a guy with a huge smile and a great music knowledge to match". CHIDA's mix ups the pace and toughens the feel of the original to create a deep piece of electronic drama, the final minutes of the track building to an unstoppable crescendo.

It's Operational is released on Friday. Pre-order the release which includes the original, the CHIDA remix and a third version by Berlin-based DJ and producer Avalon Emerson here.

Premier: Unknown - Luka Sol feat. Natalie M

Following on from previous track Physical, LA-based artist Luka Sol is back with new track Unknown.  

Recorded at the artist's Sol studios in Wyoming before being production was finalised at Crossroads of the World in LA. Unknown is the first single from Luka Sol featuring a guest vocalist and Natalie peppers the track with sumptuous vocals amidst Luka Sol's trademark sunny production and own vocals. 

Expect a series of further singles from Luka Sol over the next year. 

iTunes: http://apple.co/1Ul6whn Recorded at Sol Studio and Crossroads of the World in February 2016. Produced by Courtney Ballard and Jared Poythress. Mixed by D Shuts.

Premiere: Away From Me (Michah Remix) - CHINAH

Hailing from the cool Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, three-piece R&B outfit CHINAH recently dropped their debut single Away From Me, layering vocalist Fine Glindvad's silky vocals over Simon Kjær's guitar-work and Simon Andersson's minimal electronic production to form a delicately constructed track with bruised confidence. 

Toronto-based producer Michah has transformed the gentle original into a smooth and slow house version. Michah applies a deft-touch, giving Away From Me a lift that sees it transformed whilst retaining the gentle sophistication of the original - the production wide-enough to fall right into.

On the original version, the band explain: "'Away From Me' was written in the early spring of 2014. It was the first song from our EP, and it really made us find the sound we've been confident about for the rest of the EP. We wanted to cut the song to the core with as few layers as possible."

Check out the premiere of Michah's remix below, and the original further down.